ANALYSIS OF THE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS OF DISTRICT HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DHIS) FOR VERTICAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES

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dc.contributor.authorKiwanuka, Achilles
dc.contributor.authorKimaro, Honest C.
dc.contributor.authorSenyoni, Wilfred
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-28T12:10:45Z
dc.date.available2016-01-28T12:10:45Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionfull paper available at : http://www.ejisdc.org/ojs2/index.php/ejisdc/article/view/1519/599en_US
dc.description.abstractDistrict Health Information System (DHIS) is used in many parts of the world to report aggregated data at the district level. Tanzania is one of the countries where the ministry of health endorsed DHIS for such use. Although the system has been rolled out recently throughout the country, Vertical Health Programmes (VHPs) are on their way to fully adopting the system. The objective of this study was to analyse the acceptance process of DHIS by three VHPs so as to examine the facilitating conditions and the challenges that they face. Data was collected through interviews, document review and observation. Analysis of the data showed the facilitating conditions to be having a consensus on which VHP indicators to include in the DHIS, existence of infrastructure including the routine Health Information System (HIS), and support from development partners. Challenges of acceptance process of DHIS include inadequate human resource for HIS, data quality and information flow issues, and existence of separate monitoring and evaluation systems for the VHPs. The study recommends integration or interoperation of DHIS with VHP systems, creating a pool of resources for HIS, training and motivating human resource for HIS.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKiwanuka, A., Kimaro, H., Senyoni, W.(2015). ANALYSIS OF THE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS OF DISTRICT HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DHIS) FOR VERTICAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES:A CASE STUDY OF TB, HIV/AIDS AND MALARIA PROGRAMMES IN TANZANIA. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, Vol 70 (8), pp1-14en_US
dc.identifier.issn1681-4835
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/217
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElectronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countriesen_US
dc.subjectDistrict Health Information Systemen_US
dc.subjectVertical Health Programmesen_US
dc.subjectAdoptionen_US
dc.subjectAcceptanceen_US
dc.titleANALYSIS OF THE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS OF DISTRICT HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (DHIS) FOR VERTICAL HEALTH PROGRAMMESen_US
dc.title.alternativeA CASE STUDY OF TB, HIV/AIDS AND MALARIA PROGRAMMES IN TANZANIAen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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